Sectional cover for receptacles



Aug. 18, 1925.

' G. J. ROfiS-SWORM ET AL SECTIONAL cdvm FOR RECEPTACEES Filed May 27,1924 3a Z a 6 a 3L, A a r J 5 mum J 0 4 a Lo 3 5 4 6 Y z z 6,

Q i 3 5w Patented Aug. id, 1925,.

GEORGE J. ROSSVJORM AND LEWIS WATSON, 0F CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND.

SEGTIUNAL COVER FOR BEGEPTACLES.

Application filed May 27,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Gnoncn J. ltosswonn and Lnwis VVA'rsoN, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Cumberland, in the county of Allegany andState of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSectional Covers for Receptacles, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in covers for receptacles andparticularly to sectional covers for refuse receptacles, such as garbagecans and-the like.

An object of the invention resides in pro-- viding a sectional cover forreceptacles of the type above mentioned, wherein a pair of coversections are hingedly connected at opposite sides of the container, andprovided with means for normally swinging said cover sections outwardlyand downwardly against the outer sides of the receptacles, locking meansbeing provided for cooperation with said cover sections, adapted to holdthem in closed position when desired.

Another object of the invention resides in providing a sectional coverfor receptacles, such as garbage cans and the like, wherein the coversections are hingedly connected to the upper free edge of saidreceptacle, and normally operable by spring members carried by thehinges, to swing the cover sections to open position and retain saidcovers against the outer sides of the receptacle, and locking meansadapted for engagement with one of said sections, which particularsection is adapted to overlap the free edges of the remaining section,so that when said locking lever is engaged with the predeter mined coversection, it will retain all. of said cover sections in closed positions,a latching device being provided in connection with the locking lever,for holding the same in cover looking or closing position.

The invention also includes other objects and improvements in thedetails of construction and arrangement of the parts for carrying outthe invention, as particularly pointed out in the following descriptionand claims, directed to the preferred form of the invention, it beingunderstood, however, that various changes in the specific constructionand arrangement of these parts may be made, without departing from thescope and spirit of the invention as described and claimed.

1924. Serial No. 716,176.

In the drawing, forminga part of this application Figure l is a sideelevation 01 the upper portion of the container equipped with a coverconstructed according to this invention.

Figure 2 is a partial elevational view of the container shown in Figure1, with the cover thereon, taken at right angles to the position 01 thecontainer in Figure 1, and showing the construction of the locking meansfor the cover.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view through theconstruction illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the structure shown in Figure 1, with thecover sections in closed position.

A receptacle as indicated at 1 is of the type generally used for trashreceptacles and particularly garbage receptacles, and which have abeaded upper open end as indicated at 2. l i hile the receptacleillustrated is of a cylindrical form, it is to be understood that anyother desired shape may be provided, in connection with which theinvention is adapted to be used.

A pair of cover sections are indicated at 3 and a respectively, whichare of semi-circular iorm having cooperating semi-cylindrical flanges 5,formed thereon, adapted to seat within the upper edge of the receptacle1, while the outer edges of the sections 3 and 4:, as indicated at 6,extend over the beaded edge 2 of the receptacle, and limit theinterfitting movement of the flanges 5. The adjacent edges or" the coversections 3 and 4, are adapted to overlap as indicated at 7, and for thispurpose are provided with extensions 8, at the tree edges of eachsection extending beyond the beaded portion 9 to provide for the properoverlapping relation of the cover section, while the remaining portionsare arranged to have the flanges 6 seated on the upper edge of thereceptacle 1, as illustrated.

Hinges l0 composed of hinge plates 11 and 1.2 respectively, hingedlyconnected together by a hinge pin 13 are formed in the central portionwith a recess 14,-, in which is positioned the coil spring 15, aroundthe hinge pin 13, the free end 16 of said coil spring being adapted formovement in opposite directions, and normally tending to move the hingeplates 11 and 12, in back to hack relation. The plates 11 are connectedat their tree edges to the receptacle 1, as illustrated in Figure 3, inany suitable and desired manner, with the hinged pin in spaced. relationbeyond the periphery of the receptacle, while the tree edges of thehinge plates 12 are connected at the central portions of thesemi-circular edge of the respective cover sections 3 and-4, as clearlyillustrated in Figure 4 of the drawings. The'norinal tendency oi thespring 15,'to move the hinge plates about the pivot pin 13 normallytends to move said cover sections?) and t, to open position with respectto the receptacle and downwardly against the sides of said receptacle,

In order that the cover section may be retained in closed position, thelocking means is indicated generally at 17, which includes a pair ofbrackets 18 mounted on the outer side of the receptacle immediatelybelow the bead 2, and intermediate the mounting of the hinges 'iOthere'on. A rocking lever 19 is pivotally connected between the brackets18, as illustrated, and is provided with acurved end portion 20, adaptedto engage the cover section 3, in a manner as illustrated in Figure 2,the end of the lever indicated at 21, to the opposite side otthe pivotof s'aid'lever from the curved end 20 being adapted to extend outwardlyin angular relation with respect to the side wall of the'rec'eptacle,when the covers are held by said lever inclosed: position, so that anoperation ofthe lever may be effected by pushing downwardly on the end21, so as to move the hook 20 out of the path of 111'() .'611'l11t ofthe cover section, for permitting them to be moved to open positionagainst the sides oi the receptacle. In order that the locking lever maybe retained in the position shown in FigureQ, for holding said covers inclosed position, a resilient member QQis provided with ollseli endportions 23, which are pivotally mounted in a pair oi spacedbrackets 2i,secured to the side walls oi the r ceptacle imn'iediately below thebrackets 18, the central portion of the member 22 being adapted toengage a notch 25 formed in the lever, so that it will be retained inthe position illus rated in Figure for holding the cover in closedposition when the member is engaged in the notch as illust 'ated.

From the above description. it will be seen that the overlapped edge oithe cover sectiontl w'll retain the cover section 4 in closed posi ionwhen the locking lever 19 is engaged with said cover section, asillustratcd in Figure 2, and that when it is desired to open the same,the resilient member 22 may be forced downwardly, so as to re lease thecentral portion from engagement with the notch 25 of the lever, whichwill permit the same to be swung on its pivot to move th curved end 20outwardly from engagement with the cover section 3, so that the springsare permitted to move said cover sections 3 and outwardly in oppositedirections about the hinge pins 13 and the pivot, and downwardly againstthe sides or the receptacle 1, at'which time the contents of thereceptacle may be dumped in a convenient in liner for'more trash orrubbish and the like be placed in the receptacle so that it mayafterward be'covered by the closure oi the sections 3 and l and thelockmeans he resecured, as illustrated in y x is invention is alsocapable of limnent, so that it may be secured .aclcs of varying sizewithin prelimits, in a manner which should obvious from the constructionshown in tire dr ng, the flanges 6 and the extension 8 permitting ottnislimited adjustment for the various sizes of containers.

l i hat is claimed is:

l. I; corer for containers of the class described con'iprising apair ofsemi-circular cover sections adapted for cooperation to close the openend 01" the container, the adjacent of said sections being adapted toextend into overlapping relation, hinges said cover sections to saidconhrs-{lag means for normally op- Si tions to move then: into open alocking lever n'iounted on the i adapted to engage one of said coversection for locking said sections in cooperative cover torming relationon said container.

ii. cover for receptacles ot the class described comprising a pair oisemi-ci 'cular sections adapted for cooperation to close the saidsectioi'is being 'lorinedto extend in o erlapping relation, in coverforming position, hin 'es secured to said coutaiuei and said coversections, having means for normally moving the cover sections intoopcn Iwith one of said cover sections, and a latching member adapt-ed orengagen'ieni with said locking lever and adapted to hol the Jan e incover locnng relation, 'l'or holding said cover sections in closedposition.

c eoso e J. nosswonn. LEWIS nurrsou.

